Public Health Advocacy After the Pandemic

This week, we hosted a conversation about how advocates can advance effective public health policies in a world disrupted by COVID-19—disruptions that underscore the urgency of health advocacy even while making some traditional advocacy activities more difficult.

Advocacy experts joined us from five countries and a variety of health projects, including cardiovascular health, healthy food policies, drowning prevention, road safety and preventing epidemics. They focused on three themes:

• How to protect public health gains
• Advocacy to strengthen health systems and achieve health equity
• The importance of local budget advocacy

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Moderator: Claire Wingfield, Director, Advocacy, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, USA

Remarks by Dr Areet Kaur, Director, National Health Mission, Punjab, India

Speakers:

• Paula Johns, General Director, ACT+, Brazil
• Nalin Sinha, India Coordinator, Global Health Advocacy Incubator
• Russell Rensburg, Director, Rural Health Advocacy Project, South Africa
• Vandana Shah, Regional Director, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, USA
• Doan Thi Thu Huyen, Country Director, Vietnam, Global Health Advocacy Incubator
• Emmanuel Alhassan, PhD, Nigeria Coordinator, Global Health Advocacy Incubator